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[psychomusic]

oc time again! + her town & culture (heavily inspired by pre-roman italic populations)

she is suri sauthon (later suri laran, after her marriage). her story is linked to my swtor imperial agent, but most of her life for like. the one year away where she meets him, is spent in a town in the mountains of mirial.

despite mirial being cold and desert, and many cities developing underground, her town flourishes thanks to a force nexus, venerated in the form of an ancient, sacred, alive crystal. the ecosystem of that mountain depended on what "the horned crystal" was capable of giving them, but mirialans couldn't live off of that alone, so they developed trade and some rudimental technology, even if oftentimes it was bought thanks to the highly profitable trade of a plant used to make medicines that slowed down aging and had overall healing properties.

note: everything that's generated by this nexus has these healing properties BUT they have to be processed, except for those who bathed in the waters of the cavity under the crystal - the "real" nexus, but not the worshipped one. the waters were sacred but they were not thought to be miraculous, unlike the crystal, who instead was thought of as the keystone of the ecosystem: without it, everything would fall apart (and that is partially true: the cavity was the "real" nexus but thanks to the crystal, also strong in the force, the properties were spread all over the mountains). those who bathed in the cavity's waters - so, all of the town, who had a sort of baptism there - could eat the plant, make whatever food with it, and not only that plant, but everything generated by the nexus, that, again, had similar properties. this allowed people to live up to normal life-spans without advanced medicines or, much, really. to those who didn't live there, though, after the processing, had incredible effects, slowing down aging - for those who took it regularly - and making people able to live up to half a century more than the average]

originally, there were four tribes of nomads that lived thanks to horned farm animals that decided to settle down into one bigger town and other smaller settlements, to live off of transhumance. this division of the tribes stayed into the political and social organization: every person belonged to one tribe specifically, and had slightly different rituals and culture. for examples, each tribe had their own priests and healers, with different techniques and traditions. the town, tho, was guided by a group of people in the high priesthood, a position you could reach only by having earned the trust of all tribes. those high priests had many roles: they guided the people into sacred processions common to all the tribes, they managed the trading with outsiders, they did the maintenance of the temple of the summit (the one that functioned as casket to the crystal) and created a special liquid to offer the crystal that helps it grow.

this particular temple was important because 1. it was very visible, from every angle of the town, and it became an important identity symbol; 2. it stored the venerated horned crystal; 3. it had the altar where sacrifices were made for the crystals. that altar had a hole connected to the cavity, that allowed the liquids to reach the underground; 4. it had various symbols: statues representing each tribe + the high priesthood, and typical mirialan tattoos carved into the wood of the trees that served as columns for the temple, symbolizing 8 values that who dared to enter HAD to have; 5. it was on the way to an important lake (called "mother lake" because the lake the town was built around to depended on the waters of that other lake) where they traveled to in important processions; 6. it was said that a the wizard who unified the tribes made it with its magic, making the plant grow to hold the temple's roof. this wizard was, actually, a force user, obv.

BACK TO HER THOUGH: she's daughter of one of the high priests, who was in charge of managing the trades with outsiders, and lives in a house on the mountains with her mother and him. her parents are from different tribes (that's one of the things that earned him trust from the 4 tribes): when a child is born from two different tribes, they don't pick one to allign to, but they're usually linked automatically to the one with more relatives in it (in her case, the father's tribe: she had many uncles and aunts on his side while her mom only had one sister).

later, though, she got quite tied to her mother's tribe due to a mysterious illness that only her mother's tribe healer was able to cure. she spent 4 years (from 10 to 14 years old) living with the healer and learned her secrets. to better study, she wrote them down. when she returned home, she studied to become a priestess with her father. at 22 (the average age: you can't become priest before your 20s), she was supposed to take a test and become a priestess, but the healer of her mother's tribe died and the tribe asked her to take her place. she couldn't technically do that, but both tribes estimated both her and her parents and she was allowed to become both. she then decided to try to become a high priestess, and became one at 25 (a quite young age). being part of the council, she tried to convince the various tribe healers to unite their knowledges and write them down, and eventually made it. healers still remained tribe based but they now had an "upper, inter-tribe level" similar to high priesthood.

years later, the sacred horned crystal is stolen from the temple by some Hutt mercenaries looking for a profit. given the trust she has earned from all the tribes and the fact that her father is the high priest that deals with outsiders (and she's been hearing stories and advice about it since she was little), she is the one tasked with getting it back. without the growing crystal, the keystone to their ecosystem, the village would have lasted only a few years. in hrr quest, she meets imperial intelligence agent tar'x laran and, as they "solve the mystery" and fight to have it back, they get closer. they'll get married and have a daughter, Vegoia (who's the only one who actually will get to the plot of my story. this was all background)

[thedrotter]

drew @coochie-sniffer3000 's jeff n tony girl designs CUZ THEY SCRATCH MY BRAIN THE SILLIES!!!

[ixesese]

Ceroba Ketsukane.

(Also this IS my first time drawing her so-)

(yea...i forgot to add the tail.)

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Lexus LF-ZL Concept, 2023. A prototype for a future Lexus flagship luxury SUV model. The design takes advantage of  BEV-specific packaging to optimise interior space. At 5.3 metre long the LF-ZL is big though only offers accommodation for 4 but there's space for the rear passengers to recline if desired. It previews a new model for 2026

[laugtherhyena]

Wouldn't be Artfight without last minute additions 💥💥💥 shout out to the desert trio i like these guys a lot

(go read their character profiles for lore i'm too tired to restructre it all to fit the 3 in one gigantic explanation)

[zeebreezin]

Good morning fl community.if I make a haircut ahistorical will you guys keep it a secret

[canthandlethishit]

with the amount of hideouts and safe houses he owns red hood must be like at least a mid-range interior designer and with his hideouts having to be secrets mans must got intermediate and above plumbing, electrician skills anyways if bro wanted a day job he could be an interior designer and thats funny to me

[sallufix]

ERMM RUSHING TYPING THIS RN BECAUSE THERES A THUNDERSTORM OUTSIDE AND IM HOME ALONE IM SCARED SHITLESS BUT. HERE'S MY PL OC AHAHAHA FUCK AHAHAH electricity please dont cut out im going to punch you this is literally the start of a horror movie ffs

HERES SUM STUFF I DREW OH AND ALSO THEIR IN A QPR WITH CLIVE THATS ALL I CAN SHARE FOR NOW IM WATCHING SNAPCUBES PLAYTHROUGH OF THE MURDER OF SONIC TO COPE HOLY SHIT

[haleviyah]

2024 Commissions!

New year, new commissions, new options!

First and foremost, I want everyone to know I am still working and wrapping up 2023. If I am silent please don't take it as me ignoring you. I am very concentrated this time around, but I will reply as fast as I can!

Another couple of things to keep note of:

Commission Tracking

I am thrilled to announce that I am getting the hang of Trello and my new Mac has an app for me to easily open and edit the waitlist. You can view this list live, however I ask (since I am still a novice) not to edit the cards yourself to avoid confusion. This tool is simply to showcase live your commission progress and if you have questions, contact me directly.

Commission Options

There are a few things that will be added and taken from the commissions options, and it's not just due to demand it's also due to ensuring that the workflow is not too overwhelming for both parties.

My website is not updated yet, however you can check out my journal on DeviantART for information:

Any further questions please let me know! Keep in mind, despite my website is being reformatted, I can still receive orders through there!

Slot count will be different this time around. Instead of "1 slot per character" it will be "1 slot per poster".

For example, if you order a duo poster and two character presentations and a sketch-page, that's four (4) slots. This will help keep track of orders more effectively.

For the month of January and to kick things off, I will be offering a 20% discount for the first 5 orders!

Slot Count: 2/20 Slots Purchased!

Remember the journal features the available options for the year of 2024!

Thanks again!

[real-sun-wukong-fan01]

Puts this on the floor to feed you

Yes I'll try n draw their faces tomorrow

[anonymoosen]

Rate this baby

AHHXJXJSJXJSJXJSKXJS PRECIOUS LITTLE BEAN I LOVE THIS DESIGN LIKE OMG FORDS JACKET??? THATS SO SWEET AHDHHSJSJSJ DEFINITELY A SHMILLION / 10 IF NOT MORE CUZ BILLS JUST A GRUMPY LIL BABYYY

[finnycore]

working on smthn so have a spaghetti wielding finny

[vgoldtheory]

aaaaaa…!

Sketches ive made… ill post fanart stuff soon, but i just wanted to make a small first post to start!! ♡

[harfblarf]

good night to specifically the person(s) who wrote olimar's notes for the piklopedia.i am in love with you <3

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Lexus LF-ZC Concept, 2023. Another prototype for a model from Lexus's all electric future, this one has prismatic batteries that offer twice the range of original generation EVs. Lexus are targeting a drag coefficient lower than 0.2 which would make it once of the most aerodynamic cars in series production.

[10blue10]

A Rather Awkward Conversation

According to Simon Otto, the Light Fury’s design is based on “axolotls, terns and snow leopards.”

Us, pretending we’ve never seen her: “oh, so she’s dark coloured and iridescent, like wild axolotls?”

SO: “Uh, well… not exactly…”

Us: “and her wings and tail are tapered and look adapted for fast flight, yeah?”

SO: nervous laughter “well, uh, they got a little more… rounded… in post.”

Us: “and she has big paws like a snow leopard? Maybe some nice rosettes?”

SO: sweating profusely  (I originally posted this on Discord, and another user posted it to tumblr due to a misunderstanding, and has since deleted the other post. So here it is again, on my blog, which I really should have just posted it on in the first place lol).